This squirrel might not fit your “Hollywood stereotype” of a featherweight furball with a perfectly coiffed tail—but one look at this photo snapped by user darcyWhyte, and you’ll understand why thousands of redditors are falling in love with the squirrel-next-door:

Reddit user darcyWhyte

In fact, redditors love this well-rounded rodent so much, they treated him to his very own Photoshop Battle.

If you’re not familiar with Photoshop Battles, here’s how they work: A random photo is presented. Anybody in the community can participate. All you need to do is edit the image as you please and submit your work in the comments section.

Redditor PizzaDoughnut began the battle by relating the critter’s family history—starting with his father, a wealthy business-squirrel named Dennis:

Reddit user PizzaDoughnut

Though once the richest rodent in the forest, Dennis tied the family fortunes to a volatile stock market—and one day, the debt collectors took their house, savings, and even poor Dennis’ signature monocle.

To continue putting nuts on the table, the squirrel’s mother Beverly went to work in a Nutella factory, as user justamobile revealed with this heartbreaking photo:

Reddit user justamobile

Even with such hardworking parents, the young squirrel had a difficult childhood. As user GallowBoob recalled, his skinnier classmates teased him mercilessly for looking “different”:

Reddit user GallowBoob

Not wanting to be the object of ridicule any longer, the squirrel—who inherited his mother’s indomitable spirit—hit the gym.

His trainer, redditor gnostic_cat, posted this photo documenting the squirrel’s first lift:

Reddit user gnostic_cat

In an endorphin-fueled breakthrough, the squirrel realized he had always wanted to become an actor—but feared he would be typecast in unflattering roles: